Series of handbag robberies in Glasgow leave four women injured as police appeal to help track down 'cowards'

POLICE are appealing for information following a series handbag robberies in Glasgow leaving four women with minor injuries and in a state of shock.
The incidents took place across the city on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Tuesday at around 3.30pm, a 22-year-old woman had her handbag snatched at Beaconsfied Road and suffered a minor injury as a result of the incident - she did not require medical attention.
At 6.25pm on the same day, an 18-year-old woman had her handbag taken at Armadale Street and suffered a minor injury as a result of the incident. She was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary but... read more

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